Search

Search results

Displaying 331 - 340

Corrine BROWN, Congress, FL (1946)

BROWN Corrine , a Representative from Florida; born in Jacksonville, St. John County, Fla., November 11, 1946; B.S., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1969; M.A.,…

BROWN, John, Congress, MD (1815)

BROWN John , a Representative from Maryland; birth date unknown; member of the State house of delegates, 1807-1808; elected as a Republican to the Eleventh and served until his resignation in 1810…

Sherrod BROWN, Congress, OH (1952)

Senate Years of Service: 2007- Party: Democrat BROWN Sherrod , a Senator and a Representative from Ohio; born in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, November 9, 1952; B.A., Yale University, New Haven…

Brown County, WI Census Data

Wisconsin Brown County, Wisconsin People QuickFactsBrown CountyWisconsinPopulation, 2005 estimate 238,9875,536,201Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 5.4%3.2%Population,…

mimic thrush

(Encyclopedia) mimic thrush, common name for members of the Mimidae, a family of exclusively American birds, allied to the wrens and thrushes, that includes the mockingbird, the catbird, and the…

Venturi, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Venturi, Robert, 1925–2018, American architect and architectural theorist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Princeton (B.A., 1947; M.F.A., 1950). An important and highly influential theorist,…

Nichols, Mike

(Encyclopedia) Nichols, Mike, 1931–2014, American actor and director, b. Berlin, Germany, as Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky. His family immigrated to the…

Must-Have Recordings

One of the pleasures in life in the post-CD era is reassessing your record collection. The enormous volume of back-catalog recordings being released and compilations being assembled on disc…

leaf mold

(Encyclopedia) leaf mold, crumbly brown humus typical of forest floors. It is composed of decayed leaves and other plant material mixed with soil.